A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via placing a crafted DLL file in the same directory as PANDAVPN.exe.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00405 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:panda_security_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* | before 15.14.8 | Vulnerable | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:a:watchguard:panda_security_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 15.14.8 Vulnerable ·WatchGuard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c4gx-fvw8-5r79
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-37849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-37849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c4gx-fvw8-5r79 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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